Project-hopping continues, with progress being made.
Quilting my black and white Diagonal Scrap Quilt has been at the forefront of quilting-related activities. It's always a small hurdle to figure out what to quilt, but thanks to Esther Frenzel and the many free quilting designs she shares on her blog and demonstrates on YouTube, I am inevitably able to find a design that suits the quilt I'm working on.
I selected Esther's "Whisps" design for this quilt. I can't say I quilted the design perfectly, nor that it's consistent across the whole quilt, but it's good enough. With so much pattern in the quilt top, even quilting with white thread isn't very visible.
As of Saturday night, I finished hand-sewing the binding, and will share glamour shots soon.
In the meantime, I'm still spending lots of time with round loom knitting. This past week I made two caps. The gray one is worsted wool yarn knitted on a fine gauge loom loaned to me by a friend.
I donated all three items when I attended Boomer Loomers on Saturday. Now I'm using my 24-peg loom to make a Comfort Doll, following the YouTube video by Denise at Loomahat.
I also began diamond painting my first small, 6" X 6" canvas. I enjoyed working on it at the Diamond Painting club meeting, while chatting with a quilt-y friend. Diamonds aren't precisely straight, but good enough, I think.
In any case, I admit I'm hooked. Drill storage bottles and a vacuum pen (for placing drills without using wax) are due to arrive soon.
I'm leaving you with this thought about friendships - something I heard about and then Googled.
What do you think? Linda
Yay for a quilt finish AND that you are enjoying the 'painting.'
ReplyDeleteIt's always exciting to get to the finish line with a quilt, congratulations. As for friendship, I recently lost my dear friend Merilyn of 70 plus years, it was unexpected and heartbreaking news indeed. Although we lived in different islands, this was the sort of friendship which just "picked up where we left off" everytime we met or enjoyed a long phone call.
ReplyDeleteI so admire your "Whisps" quilting! A busy piecing composition such as this is an excellent opportunity to practice a new quilt design. Well done!!!
ReplyDeleteI admire your quilting and your quilt and the back! I love your quilt! We are back to France since 2018 after 31 years in the Netherlands. It's difficult to develop a friendship now because people lives in our city for years, all their life. They have really strong friendships. I don't know the word in english but we are "light" friends. But I have a real friend which is very important in my life and it didn't took a long time time to become friend. He is more than a brother, he is my brother of my heart. Is that right? I lost my sister of my heart 4 years ago. It was terrible... I love all sorts of friendship or relationship. When heart, smile and respect are there, it's good for me. May I say that we begin to be quilt friends? ;-) Annie
ReplyDeleteIt's always interesting to see what new thing you have taken up. It's so nice that you donate so much of your work. Makes all your effort worthwhile knowing it's going to good use. Look forward to seeing your diamond painting. That's a new craft to me.
ReplyDeleteWhat a useful resource for quilting designs! The quilt is looking good. As they say, the right tools for the job make a difference. I’ll bet you’re glad you went ahead and got the vacuum tool- better results. Quilters spend lots of time together, so forming friendships among them becomes easy! - Nancy
ReplyDeleteHa! I thought of you Sunday when I noticed someone had made a diamond-painted VISITORS sign to go over that table at church.
ReplyDeleteThat sure sounds pretty! Someone must have intentionally designed a canvas with the word "visitors." Such a good idea! It must be eye-catching. After all, you noticed it!
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